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Agenda 

The On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict 

Working Group (ODWG) will meet to 

discuss the analysis of gear conflict 

remediation measures in regional and 

Federal fishery management plans as 

well as the analysis of spatial and 

temporal overlap of fishing activity with 

protected species closures. The ODWG 

will receive a presentation on 

experimental gillnet gear by Blue Planet 

Strategies. They will also receive a 

briefing from NOAA Office of Law 

Enforcement on on-demand gear 

training workshop as well as a briefing 

from NOAA Greater Atlantic Regional 

Fisheries Office (GARFO) on on-demand 

gear activities funded by the Inflation 

Reduction Act. The group will receive a 

briefing from GARFO on November 

Interoperability Workshop. Updates on 

other on-demand gear-related activities 

will also be discussed. Other business 

will be discussed, as necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: November 27, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD518] 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of time changes of public 

meetings and notice of a partially closed 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee and its 197th Council 

meeting to take actions on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. A portion of the 197th 

Council meeting will be closed to the 

public. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

between December 11 and December 13, 

2023. For specific times and agendas, 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

by web conference via WebEx. Specific 

information on joining the meeting, 

connecting to the web conference and 

providing oral public comments will be 

posted on the Council website at 

www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with 

the web conference connection, contact 

the Council office at (808) 522–8220. 

The following venue will be the host 

site for the Executive and Budget 

Standing Committee web conference: 

• Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, 

Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

The following venues will be the host 

sites for the 197th Council meeting web 

conference: 

• Council Conference Room, 1164 

Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; 

• Cliff Pointe, 304 W O’Brien Drive, 

Hagatna, Guam; 

• BRI Building, Suite 205, Kopa Di 

Oru St., Garapan, Saipan, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI); and 

• Tedi of Samoa Building, Suite 

208B, Fagatogo Village, American 

Samoa. 

Council address: Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1164 

Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 

96813. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; phone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

original notice published in the Federal 

Register on November 13, 2023 (88 FR 

77560). This notice changes the time for 

the Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee meeting, changes the start 

time of the 197th Council Meeting, and 

announces a closed session for the 

197th Council Meeting. All other 

information previously published 

remains unchanged. 

The Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee meeting will be held 

between 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Hawaii 

Standard Time (HST) on December 11, 

2023. The 197th Council Meeting will 

be held between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. HST 

on December 12, 2023, and between 11 

a.m. and 5 p.m. HST on December 13, 

2023. The portion of the 197th Council 

Meeting from 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. HST 

on December 12, 2023, will be closed to 

the public in accordance with Section 

302(i)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA) for a briefing on litigation by 

counsel. Public Comment on NonAgenda Items will be held between 4:30 

p.m. and 5 p.m. HST on December 12, 

2023. 

Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final Action’’ 

refer to actions that may result in 

Council transmittal of a proposed 

fishery management plan, proposed 

plan amendment, or proposed 

regulations to the U.S. Secretary of 

Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of 

the MSA. In addition to the agenda 

items listed here, the Council and its 

advisory bodies will hear 

recommendations from Council 

advisors. An opportunity to submit 

public comment will be provided 

throughout the agendas. The order in 

which agenda items are addressed may 

change and will be announced in 

advance at the Council meeting. The 

meetings will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Background documents for the 197th 

Council meeting will be available at 

www.wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on final action items at the 

197th Council meeting should be 

received at the Council office by 5 p.m. 

HST, Thursday, December 8, 2023, and 

should be sent to Kitty M. Simonds, 

Executive Director; Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1164 

Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 

96813, phone: (808) 522–8220 or fax: 

(808) 522–8226; or email: info@

wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on all other agenda items 

may be submitted for the record by 

email throughout the duration of the 

meeting. Instructions for providing oral 

public comments during the meeting 

will be posted on the Council website. 

This meeting will be recorded (audio 


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only) for the purposes of generating the 

minutes of the meeting. 

Revised Schedule and Agenda for the 

Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee Meeting 

Monday, December 11, 2023, 12 p.m. to 

2:30 p.m., HST 

1. Introductions and Approval of 

Agenda 

2. Financial Reports 

3. Administrative Reports 

4. Inflation Reduction Act 

5. Council Family Changes 

6. Meetings and Workshops 

7. Council Coordination Committee 

Meeting Outcomes 

8. Election of Officers 

9. Other Business 

10. Public Comment 

11. Discussion and Recommendations 

Revised Schedule and Agenda for the 

197th Council Meeting 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 10 a.m. to 

11 a.m., HST 

Closed Session on Litigation Related 

Matters (pursuant to MSA § 302(i)(3)) 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m., HST 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Oath of Office—New Council Member 

3. Approval of the 197th CM Agenda 

4. Approval of the 196th CM Meeting 

Minutes 

5. Executive Director’s Report 

6. Federal Agency Reports 

A. National Marine Fisheries Service 

B. NOAA Office of General Counsel 

Pacific Islands Section 

C. Ethics Training 

D. Enforcement Reports 

E. U.S. State Department 

F. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

7. Island Agency Reports 

A. American Samoa Department of 

Marine and Wildlife Resources 

B. CNMI Department of Lands and 

Natural Resources 

C. Guam Department of Agriculture 

D. Hawaii Department of Land and 

Natural Resources 

E. Public Comment 

F. Council Discussion and Action 

8. Action Items 

A. Fishing Regulations for the 

Proposed Pacific Remote Island 

National Marine Sanctuary (Final 

Action) 

B. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

B.1 FIAC 

B.2 AP 

B.3 SSC 

C. Public Comment 

D. Council Discussion and Action 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 4:30 p.m. 

to 5 p.m., HST 

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 11 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., HST 

9. Action Items Continued 

A. Discontinuing the Rebuilding Plan 

and Annual Catch Limit 

Specifications for the American 

Samoa Bottomfish Fishery for 

2024–2026 (Final Action) 

B. Hawaii FEP Uku Essential Fish 

Habitat Revision Amendment (Final 

Action) 

C. Guam Bottomfish Stock 

Assessment WPSAR Terms of 

Reference 

D. Multi-year U.S. Territorial Bigeye 

Tuna Catch Limit and Allocation 

Specification (Final Action) 

E. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

E.1 FIAC 

E.2 AP 

E.3 SSC 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

10. Program Items 

A. Council IRA Application Priorities 

and Development 

B. Pelagic and International Fisheries 

B.1 Council WCPO Longline 

Management Workshops 

B.2 Outcomes of 20th Regular Session 

of the WCPFC 

C. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

C.1 FIAC 

C.2 AP 

C.3 SSC 

D. Public Comment 

E. Council Discussion and Action 

11. Administrative Matters 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Council Family Changes 

D. Meetings and Workshops 

E. Report on the CCC Meeting 

Outcomes 

F. Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee Report 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

12. Other Business 

13. Election of Officers 

Non-emergency issues not contained 

in this agenda may come before the 

Council for discussion and formal 

Council action during its 197th meeting. 

However, Council action on regulatory 

issues will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this document and 

any regulatory issue arising after 

publication of this document that 

requires emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 

(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: November 28, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Commerce 

Spectrum Management Advisory 

Committee (Committee). The Committee 

provides advice to the Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce for 

Communications and Information and 

the National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration (NTIA) on 

spectrum management policy matters. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 19, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 

5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the NCTA—The internet and Television 

Association, 25 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20001. 

Public comments may be emailed to 

arichardson@ntia.gov or mailed to 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antonio Richardson, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 482–4156 or 

arichardson@ntia.gov; and/or visit 

NTIA’s website at https://www.ntia.gov/ 

category/csmac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Committee provides 

advice to the Assistant Secretary of 


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